Every nonbank mortgage company and its brother is going public these days. Right? Well, not everybody.

The long-awaited recovery in MSR sales may finally be here. It appears Ocwen and Freedom were the winning bidders on a $25 billion Quicken portfolio.

Though the merger has not been explicitly canceled, Genworth said it will begin to pursue contingency measures, including a partial IPO of its mortgage insurance business.

The calendar has just turned and already we have a decent-sized M&A deal.

Rates are rising and that means an end to the refi boom? Don’t bet on it.

It’s been slow going when it comes to the sale of mortgage companies. But 2021 shows some promise — as long as rates don’t tank again.

A revival could be underway in bulk MSR sales but the real fireworks may come in the first quarter of 2021. Pricing? It’s headed north, at least for GSE product.

Servicing advisors are using the phrase “green shoots” to describe what looks like a revival in MSR sales. But don’t pop the champagne quite yet.

It’s been a quiet year for mortgage-related M&A. (Credit the pandemic and the resulting refi boom.) Meanwhile, some ponder what a normal origination year might look like.